May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I think I’ve come to understand one of the main reasons why I love Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call so much. Firstly, musically, it just progresses so beautifully. There is that undercurrent connective theme of travel, linked by the musical stamps of Derek Forbes’s fabulous bass lines, Mick MacNeil’s synth riffs and melodies and those…
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Is it starting to feel like Christmas? Hmmm…not sure…
I love The Police. Stewart Copeland is my absolute number one drumming hero. To be blessed with even a snippet of this deftness and finesse at the skins is the stuff of my dreams. The Police were well and truly disbanded by the time I was really getting into them. But I continued to love…
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From the current edition of Record Collector – a look at the “men from outer space” art rock side of the glam genre at the peak of its power in 1973, as seen from the prespective of Kevin Godley.
This is something I would have loved to have shared on SMO, due to its relevance….but I can’t now. Maybe someone else will on my behalf? It would make a cool poster on a wall. (Originally seen and shared via David Bowie Downunder on Facebook)
I haven’t read it yet, but I’m looking forward to. I LOVE the Pin-Ups album! It devides Bowie fans…but I think he and Ronno make one of the best “covers” albums that exists.
I was listening into Billy Sloan’s show last night and he was talking about fellow music journo/music presenter David Hepworth and his belief that 1971 was the most creatively rich year in the history of rock music. But when I read this review of Roxy Music’s first two albums, it would seem – at least…
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